The acronym PENS helps the student remember the steps to sentence writing: P- Pick a sentence type and formula E- Explore words to fit the formula. N- Note the words. S- Search for verbs and subjects, and check.
PLEASE-The use of a first letter mnemonic cues the student how to complete the writing task independently: P- Pick L- List E- Evaluate A- Activate S- Supply E- End and evaluate.
COPS- To cue the student to detect four kinds of common errors the teacher can introduce COPS questions to be used as an error-monitoring strategy: C- Have I capitalized the first word and proper nouns? O-How is the overall appearance?(Look at spacing, legibility, indention of paragraphs, neatness and complete sentences.) P- Have I put in commas, semicolons, and end punctuation? S- Have I spelled all the words correctly?
DARE is a strategy to help students compose apporopriate opinion papers, while SPACE assists students in creating narratives. DARE is a first letter mnemonic: D- Develop a position statement. A- Add supporting arguments. R- Report and refute arguements. E- End with a strong conclusion
SPACE, which is also a first letter mnemonic, prompts students to remember the elements necessary in a fictional narrative: S-Setting elements P- Problems A- Actions C- Consequences E- Emotions
Teaching theme writing through th use of the acronym TOWER provides a structured approach T- Think O- Organize W- Write a draft E- Evaluate it (i.e. look for errors by using COPS) R- Refine it
Strategy using the acronynm HOW to improve the appearance of written work and remind the tudent how the paper should look: H- Heading O- Organized W- Written Neatly
P- Pick a sentence type and formula
E- Explore words to fit the formula.
N- Note the words.
S- Search for verbs and subjects, and check.
PLEASE-The use of a first letter mnemonic cues the student how to complete the writing task independently:
P- Pick
L- List
E- Evaluate
A- Activate
S- Supply
E- End and evaluate.
COPS- To cue the student to detect four kinds of common errors the teacher can introduce COPS questions to be used as an error-monitoring strategy:
C- Have I capitalized the first word and proper nouns?
O-How is the overall appearance?(Look at spacing, legibility, indention of paragraphs, neatness and complete sentences.)
P- Have I put in commas, semicolons, and end punctuation?
S- Have I spelled all the words correctly?
DARE is a strategy to help students compose apporopriate opinion papers, while SPACE assists students in creating narratives. DARE is a first letter mnemonic:
D- Develop a position statement.
A- Add supporting arguments.
R- Report and refute arguements.
E- End with a strong conclusion
SPACE, which is also a first letter mnemonic, prompts students to remember the elements necessary in a fictional narrative:
S-Setting elements
P- Problems
A- Actions
C- Consequences
E- Emotions
Teaching theme writing through th use of the acronym TOWER provides a structured approach
T- Think
O- Organize
W- Write a draft
E- Evaluate it (i.e. look for errors by using COPS)
R- Refine it
Strategy using the acronynm HOW to improve the appearance of written work and remind the tudent how the paper should look:
H- Heading
O- Organized
W- Written Neatly